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Form 1نَفَعَهُ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — it profited him, it was of use or benefit to himgenerated

1.1

It profited him; it availed him; it was of use or benefit to him.

1.1.1

For نَفَعَهُ مِنْهُ, see an example under جَدٌّ.

1.1.2it (a medicine) is good, or beneficial, as a remedy for such a thing—يَنْفَعُ لِكَذَا
it (a medicine) is good, or beneficial, as a remedy against such a thing—مِنْ كَذَا

on this sense Meaning such a disease or the like.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1 3 shown of 31
26:73
أَوْ يَنفَعُونَكُمْ أَوْ يَضُرُّونَ

"Or do you good or harm?"

26:88
يَوْمَ لَا يَنفَعُ مَالٌ وَلَا بَنُونَ

"The Day whereon neither wealth nor sons will avail,

87:9
فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ

Therefore give admonition in case the admonition profits (the hearer).

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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It profited him; availed him; was of use or benefit, or was useful or beneficial, to him. نَفَعَهُ مِنْهُ : see an ex. voce جَدٌّ . يَنْفَعُ لِكَذَا , and مِنْ كَذَا , It (a medicine) is good, beneficial, or profitable, as a remedy, for, or against, such a thing, meaning such a disease or the like.
Form 2نَفَّعَهُ1 sense
maṣdarتَنْفِيعٌ

Core sense — he caused benefit to come to himgenerated

2.1

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He caused نَفْع to come to him.

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, inf. n. تَنْفِيعٌ , He caused نَفْع to come to him. (TA.)
Form 8اِنْتَفَعَ بِهِ1 sense

Core sense — he benefited by it, he made use of itgenerated

8.1

He benefited or profited by it; he made use of it; he had the use of it; he enjoyed it.

Like تَمَتَّعَ بِهِ. See form 10.

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He benefited or profited by it; made use of it; had the use of it; enjoyed it; like تَمَتَّعَ بِهِ . See 10.
Form 10اِسْتَنْفَعَهُ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he asked him to be of use to himgenerated

10.1

He sought, or demanded, that he should profit him, or be useful to him.

10.1.1

اِسْتَنَفَعَ sometimes occurs in the sense of اِنْتَفَعَ.

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He sought, or demanded, his profiting him, or being useful to him. (IAar, TA.) And اِسْتَنَفَعَ sometimes occurs in the sense of اِنْتَفَعَ . (TA.)

Derived nouns 2

Nounنَفْعٌ1 sense

Core sense — profit, benefit; a means of attaining goodgenerated

1

The opposite of ضَرٌّ. Or something one makes use of to attain good; or good itself; or a means of attaining what one desires.

Qur’ānic occurrences نَفْع 1 shown of 11
20:89
أَفَلَا يَرَوْنَ أَلَّا يَرْجِعُ إِلَيْهِمْ قَوْلًا وَلَا يَمْلِكُ لَهُمْ ضَرًّا وَلَا نَفْعًا

Could they not see that it could not return them a word (for answer), and that it had no power either to harm them or to do them good?

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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contr. of ضَرٌّ : (TA:) or a thing whereof one makes use for the attainment of good: (B:) or good: or a means of attaining one's desire. (Msb.)
Nounمَنْفَعَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — advantage, profit, utility, use, benefitgenerated

1

[A cause, or means, of advantage, profit, utility, or benefit: and simply, advantage; profit, or profitableness; utility, use, usefulness; or benefit:] the opposite of مَضَرَّةٌ.

See the article ضر.

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[A cause, or means, of advantage, profit, utility; or benefit: and simply, advantage; profit, or profitableness; utility, use, usefulness; or benefit:] contr. of مَضَرَّةٌ . (S, art. ضر .)